Today I am sitting on the train and an overwhelming sense of gratitude rushes over me. It surpasses all other emotions I am feeling. It brushes off my morning exhaustion, glides through my thoughts and bursts any anxiety I am feeling on my way to work. It hits me hard right in the gut.

All of a sudden, I am so thankful. I forget about all the negatives in my life and finally exhale. An exhale that allows for tension to be released in your whole body, through the muscles and the joints. I feel such relief as I truly take in this moment in my life.

I realize that anything is actually possible when you put in valid work. I realize that I have actually achieved one of my short-term goals. I realize that 500 other people could be commuting to this internship instead of me. I realize that I am in the mecca of the communications world. I realize how ridiculously lucky I am to be in this exact moment in time.

This makes me think of all the hardships that people all over the world are enduring. I think about how lucky I am, and how heartbreaking it is, to be in this rigged game. Ultimately, I will always have an unfair advantage simply because I was born in a middle class family in the United States.

Obviously I am not a trust fund baby but I have so much to be thankful for. I could have been born in any time, at any place, but my destiny was to be born in Atlanta in April 1992. My destiny was to be in New York City during the summer of 2016 with 14 other interns.

Just saying that gets me worked up as I take a moment to say thank you to God and all those who support me in this endeavor.